rat-tat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They are two syllables of rat-tat firing, evoking creepy animals, physical protrusions or uncanny powers.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2012
Soothed a little by the thought I drifted into sleep, broken often by bells ringing and the low rat-tat of drums for the prayers which went on at intervals throughout the night.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
A sharp rat-tat on the shop door below woke Rab.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
THE postman has given a loud rat-tat, Perhaps it's a parcel for me: Elizabeth does go slowly To open the door and see.
From Kensington Rhymes by MacKenzie, Compton
She found the house shut up and the family gone to bed, but she made a rat-tat with the knocker that soon roused them.
From For the School Colours by Brazil, Angela
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